Midwest Independent Bank Selects Passfaces(TM) Financial 3.0 Online Authentication to Further Protect Customers.Authentication Capabilities Will Strengthen Security of Confidential Financial Data at Independent Community Banks WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON CITY Jefferson City, city (1990 pop. 35,481), state capital and seat of Cole co., central Mo., on the south bank of the Missouri River, near the mouth of the Osage; inc. 1825. , Mo. -- Midwest Independent Bank (MIB (1) (Management Information Base) The hierarchical database used by the simple network management protocol (SNMP) to describe the particular device being monitored. MIB objects are identified using ASN.1 syntax. See SNMP, RMON, OID and ASN.1. ) has selected Passfaces[TM] Financial patented authentication product to safeguard its Internet banking customers with strong authentication capabilities. Passfaces will be used to provide an extra level of security to its users referencing an external cash management application. MIB is an FDIC FDIC See: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC See Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). insured commercial banking institution that is owned and directed by independent community banks. It is a bank that does business only with banks and bankers. MIB allows community banks' participation in the design, delivery and cost of their correspondent services. "Our desire at MIB is to offer our customers the ability to gain access to third party applications using Passfaces authentication," said David Vandeven, President/CEO, MIB. "Standard passwords no longer provide the level of security that is required in today's online environment. Passfaces used as an authentication alternative to traditional passwords will provide our customers with a solution that offers the flexibility of remote logon from anywhere, yet supplies them with the confidence of having a secure authentication See authentication token and SecurID card. mechanism protecting valuable information. We selected Passfaces as it not only raises the bar in terms of security, but it is both easy to use and to implement." Passfaces is an innovative approach to strong authentication that is effortless for users. Passfaces Financial is designed to meet all the strong authentication requirements in today's online financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry. It bundles software, support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , and consumer rollout strategies into a complete package. The software assigns users Passfaces that are then used to gain access to protected systems. Passfaces quickly and easily integrate into any web application currently using passwords. This approach dramatically reduces the implementation time as well as the cost typically required for increased authentication security. Passfaces either replaces or augments passwords in existing security environments. It solves or eliminates problems associated with passwords. "It is imperative that financial institutions comply with the FFIEC FFIEC Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council guidance and instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. customer confidence and establish a strong foundation of mutual trust when it comes to offering online access that involves financial and private data," said Paul Barrett, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Passfaces Corporation. "MIB's decision to provide its customers with Passfaces strong authentication capabilities demonstrates their commitment to providing its customers with secure web access from any location, as well as a product that is easy to use. We are looking forward to working with MIB as they roll out this technology and to give their customers the security they require." About MIB Midwest Independent Bank (MIB) was the ninth bankers bank established in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . A bankers bank is an FDIC insured commercial banking institution that is owned and directed by independent community banks. It is a bank that does business only with banks and bankers. No retail banking services are offered. Thus, the name bankers bank. A bankers bank allows community banks participation in the design, delivery and cost of their correspondent services. MIB was formed to give independent community banks a correspondent banking Correspondent banking is an account that is established by a domestic banking institution on behalf of a foreign bank for the purpose of handling various financial transactions related to the foreign bank. Correspondent banking allows foreign banks to conduct business in the U.S. alternative and to provide quality correspondent banking products and unparalleled service to community banks. MIB's purpose is to make its respondent banks more competitive and profitable in their market areas. MIB provides a wide array of correspondent banking services to approximately 450 financial institutions throughout the Midwest. Based in Jefferson City, MIB's banking services are provided exclusively to independent financial institutions. About Passfaces Passfaces is an information security technology company based in Washington, DC. The Company was founded in 2000 to commercialize an innovative, patented strong authentication technology that leverages the brain's innate cognitive ability to recognize human faces. Our Passfaces[TM] products offer business, financial services, government, healthcare and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers a cost effective, fully scalable and highly reliable strong authentication solution that supports business risk management objectives and is both liked and trusted by users. For additional information and to demo Passfaces technology, see: www.passfaces.com |
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